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Summer3IF-Stunnerz

Is it because these corporations selling guns are funding the politicians ?

Just like the cigarette companies.

Ohio teen charged over US school shooting

Friday, Mar 02, 2012

WASHINGTON - The Ohio teenager accused of America's latest tragic school shooting was charged on Thursday with three counts of aggravated murder and two of attempted aggravated murder, a prosecutor said.

The charges against TJ Lane, who gave himself up and confessed to police after Monday's shooting spree at Chardon High School, were filed in a juvenile court but prosecutors want to see the case transferred to the adult arena.

Minors are not eligible for the death penalty in Ohio but the teen could face life without parole if convicted in an adult court.

"Lane was charged with three counts of aggravated murder for killing three of our children, two counts of attempting aggravated murder for injuring two of the children and one count of felonious assault," Geauga County prosecutor David Joyce told reporters.

Lane allegedly fired 10 shots from a .22-caliber handgun on Monday on a group of teenagers in the high school cafeteria, hitting some targets in the head at almost point-blank range while other students ran for their lives.

He then fled the scene, chased by a teacher, before giving himself up to bystanders a short distance away and being apprehended by police.

One victim died hours after the shooting. Two more succumbed to their wounds on Tuesday. A fourth victim remains in a serious condition in hospital, while a fifth, the only girl shot, has been released back to her family.

Shocked residents have struggled to comprehend how tragedy struck in their close-knit Ohio community of 5,100.

A picture has emerged of Lane as a troubled boy who lived with his grandfather after his father, who had a history of domestic violence and served time in prison, was warned by police to stay away.

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return_to_hadesIF-Sizzlerz

I'm personally against guns by principle, and the fact that guns are sold freely in USA bothers me. At the same time I know the principle as to why this amendment is there. So any solution to our gun problem has to balance security with constitutional bill of rights. It is not an easy task.

Summer3IF-Stunnerz

I'm personally against guns by principle, and the fact that guns are sold freely in USA bothers me. At the same time I know the principle as to why this amendment is there. So any solution to our gun problem has to balance security with constitutional bill of rights. It is not an easy task.

Well it is a pretty tough one to tackle when the law allows it. In some ways perhaps a Gun culture.

Armed robberies are more common in countries that do not ban guns.

Perhaps if civilians owning guns were only allowed to buy rubber bullets it would make a big diff.

return_to_hadesIF-Sizzlerz

All the rubber bullets in the world won't take away teenage
angst and frustration.

All the rubber bullets in the world won't fix irresponsible
and unhealthy upbringing.

All the rubber bullets in the world won't fix desensitization
to violence and pain.

Gun violence is merely one channel in which disturbed people
express themselves. By taking away that channel you merely redirect that angst
and violence to something else – suicide, suffocating and dismembering small
animals, violent outburst towards younger siblings and other children.

The real solution to gun violence the likes of Columbine is
trying to find what makes teenagers unhinged then developing plans to prevent
it and detecting the violence and angst before it gets worst.

Armed robberies are a different class of crime than deranged
gunmen. Armed robbers would get the guns outside a legal market if they want
to. There is no statistic correlating gun control vs armed robberies or gun violence. If
that was true Switzerland (which also allows guns) would not have such low gun
violence rate and they barely have armed robberies. After all it is not a product of the gun, but
the one who bears the gun.

TheUltimateSenior Member

All the rubber bullets in the world won't take away teenage
angst and frustration.

All the rubber bullets in the world won't fix irresponsible
and unhealthy upbringing.

All the rubber bullets in the world won't fix desensitization
to violence and pain.

Gun violence is merely one channel in which disturbed people
express themselves. By taking away that channel you merely redirect that angst
and violence to something else ' suicide, suffocating and dismembering small
animals, violent outburst towards younger siblings and other children.

The real solution to gun violence the likes of Columbine is
trying to find what makes teenagers unhinged then developing plans to prevent
it and detecting the violence and angst before it gets worst.

Armed robberies are a different class of crime than deranged
gunmen. Armed robbers would get the guns outside a legal market if they want
to. There is no statistic correlating gun control vs armed robberies or gun violence. If
that was true Switzerland (which also allows guns) would not have such low gun
violence rate and they barely have armed robberies. After all it is not a product of the gun, but
the one who bears the gun.

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